Clean Growth Fund Grant
In context
This call is open to startups and small and medium-sized businesses, at pre-seed, seed stage and Series A. Funding is an equity investment of Up to $6,250,000. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United Kingdom.
Early-stage climate tech investment fund providing first-cheque funding of £500k–£5m to UK-based low-carbon companies across power, transport, industry, buildings, agrifood, and circular economy sectors. Targets startups and early-stage ventures developing decarbonisation solutions.
About this grant
The Clean Growth Fund is a UK-focused early-stage climate technology investor. It backs low-carbon innovators with UK-based technology and works hands-on with founders to help them build, scale and grow. The fund's stated thesis is that the net zero economy is an engine of growth, creating better-paid, more productive jobs across UK regions, and that the critical gap is founders able to industrialise climate innovations, supported by investors willing to back them early. The page describes a portfolio spanning power, transport, industry, buildings, circular economy and agrifood. Examples include asset management software for solar plant operators, porous silicon battery anode materials, leather alternatives made from brewery waste, sustainable oils and fats, microbial bioproducts that replace chemical fertilisers and biocontrols, high-temperature industrial heat pumps, reinforcement-learning optimisation for foundation industries, and biosurfactants replacing petrochemical surfactants. The fund's stated first-cheque size is between £500k and £5m. The page is a corporate site and does not set out a formal open call, application form, or assessment process beyond an invitation to get in touch. It also references a Fund II and a sustainability report.
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Eligibility
Companies must be early-stage low-carbon innovators with UK-based technology, as stated in the call to action on the page. Investment is by equity, with a first cheque of £500k to £5m. The page does not specify further organisational type, stage cut-offs, or sector exclusions beyond the portfolio sectors listed.
Key requirements
- ✓UK-based company
- ✓Low-carbon / climate tech focus
- ✓Early-stage (first cheque stage)
- ✓Operating in power, transport, industry, buildings, agrifood, or circular economy
Recent past awardees
Knowing who's won the last rounds tells you whether you're in the strike zone.
- Power Above
- AmpliSi
- Arda
- Clean Food Group
- FA Bio
- Futraheat
- Gigaton
- Holiferm
Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does Clean Growth Fund offer?
- Clean Growth Fund offers up to $6.3M.
- Who can apply for Clean Growth Fund?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GB; startup, sme. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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- Compared with 72 similar grants (renewables in United Kingdom) listed in the last 12 months.
- Its value of $6.3m is above 31% of the 16 similar grants that state a value; their median is $9.4m.
- The same organisation listed 4 other similar grants here in the last 12 months.
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